Baja California

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish Baja California (“lower California”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑː.hɑː ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)n.jə/ === Proper noun === Baja California A peninsula in Mexico: A mountainous peninsula of western Mexico between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California; administered as the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur. A state of Mexico that occupies the northern part of the peninsula. (historical) A province of Mexico, New Spain, North America, created by splitting the colony of California into Baja California and Alta California. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === golfo de California == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Baja California. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Baja California f (proscribed) alternative form of Baixa Califórnia ==== Usage notes ==== The Portuguese-Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 recommends the use of nativized placenames (instead of unadapted borrowings or partial calques) if these are established in the language. As such, the form Baixa Califórnia is preferred. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbaxa kaliˈfoɾnja/ [ˌba.xa ka.liˈfoɾ.nja] Syllabification: Ba‧ja Ca‧li‧for‧nia === Proper noun === Baja California f a state of Mexico === See also === == Turkish == === Proper noun === Baja California Baja California (a state of Mexico)